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(1)求函数f(x)的单调区间;
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D MarkTwainhasbeencalledtheinventoroftheAmericannovel.Andhesurelydeservesadditionalpraise:themanwhopopularizedthecleverliteraryattackonracism. Isaycleverbecauseanti-slaveryfictionhadbeentheimportantpartoftheliteratureintheyearsbeforetheCivilWar.H.B.Stowe’sUncleTom’sCabinisonlythemostfamousexample.Theseearlystoriesdealtdirectlywithslavery.WithminorexceptionsTwainplantedhisattacksonslaveryandprejudiceintotalesthatwereonthesurfaceaboutsomethingelseentirely.Hedrewhisreadersintotheargumentbydrawingthemintothestory. AgainandagaininthepostwaryearsTwainseemedforcedtodealwiththechallengeofrace.ConsiderthemostcontroversialatleasttodayofTwain’snovelsAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.OnlyafewbookshavebeenkickedofftheshelvesasoftenasHuckleberryFinnTwain’smostwidelyreadtale.Onceuponatimepeoplehatedthebookbecauseitstruckthemasrude.Twainhimselfwrotethatthosewhobannedthebookconsideredthenoveltrashandsuitableonlyfortheslums贫民窟.MorerecentlythebookhasbeenattackedbecauseofthecharacterJimtheescapedslaveandmanyoccurrencesofthewordnigger.ThetermNiggerJimforwhichthenovelisoftenseverelycriticizedneverappearsinit. Buttheattackswereandaresilly—andmissthepoint.Thenovelisstronglyanti-slavery.Jim’ssearchthroughtheslavestatesforthefamilyfromwhomhehasbeenforciblypartedisheroic.AsJ.ChadwickhaspointedoutthecharacterofJimwasafirstinAmericanfiction—arecognitionthattheslavehadtwopersonalitiesthevoiceofsurvivalwithinawhiteslavecultureandthevoiceoftheindividual:Jimthefatherandtheman. Thereismuchmore.Twain’smysterynovelPudd’nheadWilsonstoodasachallengetotheracialbeliefsofevenmanyoftheliberalsofhisday.WrittenatatimewhentheacceptedwisdomheldNegroestobeinferior低等的towhitesespeciallyinintelligenceTwain’stalecenteredinpartaroundtwobabiesswitchedatbirth.Aslavegavebirthtohermaster’sbabyandforfearthatthechildshouldbesoldSouthswitchedhimforthemaster’sbabybyhiswife.Theslave’slight-skinnedchildwastakentobewhiteandgrewupwithboththeattitudesandtheeducationoftheslave-holdingclass.Themaster’swife’sbabywastakenforblackandgrewupwiththeattitudesandintonationsoftheslave. Thepointwasdifficulttomiss:nurture养育notnaturewasthekeytosocialstatus.Thefeaturesoftheblackmanthatprovidedthestuffofprejudice—mannerofspeechforexample—weretoTwainindicativeofnothingotherthantheconditioningthatslaveryforcedonitsvictims. Twain’sracialtonewasnotperfect.Oneisleftuneasyforexamplebythelengthypassageinhisautobiography自传abouthowmuchhelovedwhatwerecalledniggershowsinhisyouth—mostlywithwhitemenperforminginblack-face—andhisdelightingettinghismothertolaughatthem.YetthereisnoreasontothinkTwainsawtheshowsasrepresentingreality.Hisfrequentattacksonslaveryandprejudicesuggesthiskeenawarenessthattheydidnot. WasTwainaracistAskingthequestioningthe21stcenturyisaswiseasaskingthesameofLincoln.Ifwereadthewordsandattitudesofthepastthroughthewisdomoftheconsideredmoraljudgmentsofthepresentwewillfindnothingbuterror.Lincolnwhobelievedtheblackmantheinferiorofthewhitefoughtandwonawartofreehim.AndTwainraisedinaslavestatebrieflyasoldierandinventorofJimmayhavedonemoretoangerthenationoverracialinjusticeandawakenitscollectiveconsciencethananyothernovelistinthepastcentury.Thestoryoftwobabiesswitchedmainlyindicatesthat________.
IusedtobelieveintheAmericanDreamwhichmeantajobamortgage按揭creditcardssuccess.Iwanteditandworkedtowarditlikeeveryoneelseallofus____36____chasingthesamething. Oneyearthroughaseriesofunhappyeventsitallfell____37____.Ifoundmyselfhomelessandalone.Ihadmytruckand$56.I____38____thecountrysideforsomeplaceIcouldrentforthe____39____possibleamount.Icameuponashabbyhousefourmilesupawindingmountainroad____40____thePotomacRiverinWestVirginia.Itwas____41____fullofbrokenglassandrubbish.Ifoundtheownerrenteditand____42____acornertocampin. Thelocalsknewnothingaboutme____43____slowlytheystartedteachingmethe____44____ofbeinganeighbor.Theydroppedoffblanketscandlesandtoolsandbegan____45____aroundtochat.Theystartedtoteachmeabeliefina____46____AmericanDream—nottheoneofindividualachievementbutof____47____. WhatIhadbelievedinallthosethingsIthoughtwere____48____foracivilizedlifewerenonexistentinthisplace.____49____onthemountainmymostvaluablepossessionsweremy____50____withmyneighbors. FouryearslaterImovedbackinto____51____.Isawmanypeoplewerehavingareallyhardtime____52____theirjobsandhomes.Imanagedtorentabigenoughhouseto____53____ahandfulofpeople.TherearefourofusnowinthehousebutovertimeI’vehadninepeoplecomeinandmoveontootherplaces.We’dallbein____54____ifwehadn’tbandedtogether. TheAmericanDreamIbelieveinnowisasharedone.It’snotsomuchaboutwhatIcangetformyself;it’sabout____55____wecanallgetbytogether.
Itmaynotbeagreatsuggestion.Butbeforeisputforwardwe’llmakedowithit.
IusedtobelieveintheAmericanDreamwhichmeantajobamortgage按揭creditcardssuccess.Iwanteditandworkedtowarditlikeeveryoneelseallofus____36____chasingthesamething. Oneyearthroughaseriesofunhappyeventsitallfell____37____.Ifoundmyselfhomelessandalone.Ihadmytruckand$56.I____38____thecountrysideforsomeplaceIcouldrentforthe____39____possibleamount.Icameuponashabbyhousefourmilesupawindingmountainroad____40____thePotomacRiverinWestVirginia.Itwas____41____fullofbrokenglassandrubbish.Ifoundtheownerrenteditand____42____acornertocampin. Thelocalsknewnothingaboutme____43____slowlytheystartedteachingmethe____44____ofbeinganeighbor.Theydroppedoffblanketscandlesandtoolsandbegan____45____aroundtochat.Theystartedtoteachmeabeliefina____46____AmericanDream—nottheoneofindividualachievementbutof____47____. WhatIhadbelievedinallthosethingsIthoughtwere____48____foracivilizedlifewerenonexistentinthisplace.____49____onthemountainmymostvaluablepossessionsweremy____50____withmyneighbors. FouryearslaterImovedbackinto____51____.Isawmanypeoplewerehavingareallyhardtime____52____theirjobsandhomes.Imanagedtorentabigenoughhouseto____53____ahandfulofpeople.TherearefourofusnowinthehousebutovertimeI’vehadninepeoplecomeinandmoveontootherplaces.We’dallbein____54____ifwehadn’tbandedtogether. TheAmericanDreamIbelieveinnowisasharedone.It’snotsomuchaboutwhatIcangetformyself;it’sabout____55____wecanallgetbytogether.
IusedtobelieveintheAmericanDreamwhichmeantajobamortgage按揭creditcardssuccess.Iwanteditandworkedtowarditlikeeveryoneelseallofus____36____chasingthesamething. Oneyearthroughaseriesofunhappyeventsitallfell____37____.Ifoundmyselfhomelessandalone.Ihadmytruckand$56.I____38____thecountrysideforsomeplaceIcouldrentforthe____39____possibleamount.Icameuponashabbyhousefourmilesupawindingmountainroad____40____thePotomacRiverinWestVirginia.Itwas____41____fullofbrokenglassandrubbish.Ifoundtheownerrenteditand____42____acornertocampin. Thelocalsknewnothingaboutme____43____slowlytheystartedteachingmethe____44____ofbeinganeighbor.Theydroppedoffblanketscandlesandtoolsandbegan____45____aroundtochat.Theystartedtoteachmeabeliefina____46____AmericanDream—nottheoneofindividualachievementbutof____47____. WhatIhadbelievedinallthosethingsIthoughtwere____48____foracivilizedlifewerenonexistentinthisplace.____49____onthemountainmymostvaluablepossessionsweremy____50____withmyneighbors. FouryearslaterImovedbackinto____51____.Isawmanypeoplewerehavingareallyhardtime____52____theirjobsandhomes.Imanagedtorentabigenoughhouseto____53____ahandfulofpeople.TherearefourofusnowinthehousebutovertimeI’vehadninepeoplecomeinandmoveontootherplaces.We’dallbein____54____ifwehadn’tbandedtogether. TheAmericanDreamIbelieveinnowisasharedone.It’snotsomuchaboutwhatIcangetformyself;it’sabout____55____wecanallgetbytogether.
B We’veconsideredseveralwaysofpayingtocutinline:hiringlinestandersbuyingticketsfromscalpers票贩子orpurchasinglinecuttingprivilegesdirectlyfromsayanairlineoranamusementpark.Eachofthesedealsreplacesthemoralsofthequeuewaitingyourturnwiththemoralsofthemarketpayingapriceforfasterservice. Marketsandqueues—payingandwaiting—aretwodifferentwaysofallocatingthingsandeachisappropriatetodifferentactivities.ThemoralsofthequeueFirstcomefirstservedhaveanegalitarian平等主义的appeal.Theytellustoignoreprivilegepoweranddeeppockets. Theprincipleseemsrightonplaygroundsandatbusstops.Butthemoralsofthequeuedonotgovernalloccasions.IfIputmyhouseupforsaleIhavenodutytoacceptthefirstofferthatcomesalongsimplybecauseit’sthefirst.Sellingmyhouseandwaitingforabusaredifferentactivitiesproperlygovernedbydifferentstandards. Sometimesstandardschangeanditisunclearwhichprincipleshouldapply.Thinkoftherecordedmessageyouhearplayedoverandoverasyouwaitonholdwhencallingyourbank:Yourcallwillbeansweredintheorderinwhichitwasreceived.Thisisessentialforthemoralsofthequeue.It’sasifthecompanyistryingtoeaseourimpatiencewithfairness. Butdon’ttaketherecordedmessagetooseriously.Todaysomepeople’scallsareansweredfasterthanothers.Callcentertechnologyenablescompaniestoscoreincomingcallsandtogivefasterservicetothosethatcomefromrichplaces.Youmightcallthistelephonicqueuejumping. Ofcoursemarketsandqueuesarenottheonlywaysofallocatingthings.Somegoodswedistributebymeritothersbyneedstillothersbychance.Howeverthetendencyofmarketstoreplacequeuesandothernon-marketwaysofallocatinggoodsissocommoninmodernlifethatwescarcelynoticeitanymore.Itisstrikingthatmostofthepaidqueue-jumpingschemeswe’veconsidered—atairportsandamusementparksincallcentersdoctors’officesandnationalparks—arerecentdevelopmentsscarcelyimaginablethreedecadesago.Thedisappearanceofthequeuesintheseplacesmayseemanunusualconcernbutthesearenottheonlyplacesthatmarketshaveentered.AccordingtotheauthorwhichofthefollowingseemsgovernedbytheprincipleFirstcomefirstserved
Aseriousstudyofphysicsisimpossiblesomeknowledgeofmathematics.
CIfadiversurfacestooquicklyhemaysufferthebends.Nitrogen氮dissolved溶解inhisbloodissuddenlyliberatedbythereductionofpressure.Theconsequenceifthebubbles气泡accumulateinajointissharppainandabentbody—thusthename.Ifthebubblesforminhislungsorhisbraintheconsequencecanbedeath.Otherair-breathinganimalsalsosufferthisdecompression减压sicknessiftheysurfacetoofast:whalesforexample.Andsolongagodidichthyosaurs.Thattheseancientseaanimalsgotthebendscanbeseenfromtheirbones.Ifbubblesofnitrogenforminsidethebonetheycancutoffitsbloodsupply.Thiskillsthecellsintheboneandconsequentlyweakensitsometimestothepointofcollapse.Fossil化石bonesthathavecavedinonthemselvesarethusasignthattheanimaloncehadthebends.BruceRothschildoftheUniversityofKansasknewallthiswhenhebeganastudyofichthyosaurbonestofindouthowwidespreadtheproblemwasinthepast.Whatheparticularlywantedtoinvestigatewashowichthyosaursadaptedtotheproblemofdecompressionoverthe150millionyears.Tothisendheandhiscolleaguestraveledtheworld’snatural-historymuseumslookingathundredsofichthyosaursfromtheTriassicperiodandfromthelaterJurassicandCretaceousperiods.Whenhestartedheassumedthatsignsofthebendswouldberarerinyoungerfossilsreflectingtheirgradualevolutionofmeasurestodealwithdecompression.Insteadhewasastonishedtodiscovertheopposite.Morethan15%ofJurassicandCretaceousichthyosaurshadsufferedthebendsbeforetheydiedbutnotasingleTriassicspecimen标本showedevidenceofthatsortofinjury.Ifichthyosaursdidevolveananti-decompressionmeanstheyclearlydidsoquickly—andmoststrangelytheylostitafterwards.ButthatisnotwhatDrRothschildthinkshappened.Hesuspectsitwasevolutioninotheranimalsthatcausedthechange.Whalesthatsufferthebendsoftendosobecausetheyhavesurfacedtoescapeapredator捕食动物suchasalargeshark.OneofthefeaturesofJurassicoceanswasanabundanceoflargesharksandcrocodilesbothofwhichwerefondofichthyosaurlunches.Triassicoceansbycontrastweremercifullyshark-andcrocodile-free.IntheTriassicthenichthyosaursweretopofthefoodchain.IntheJurassicandCretaceoustheywereprey猎物aswellaspredator—andoftenhadtomakeaspeedyexitasaresult. Rothschildmighthaveconcludedthatichthyosaurs
IusedtobelieveintheAmericanDreamwhichmeantajobamortgage按揭creditcardssuccess.Iwanteditandworkedtowarditlikeeveryoneelseallofus____36____chasingthesamething. Oneyearthroughaseriesofunhappyeventsitallfell____37____.Ifoundmyselfhomelessandalone.Ihadmytruckand$56.I____38____thecountrysideforsomeplaceIcouldrentforthe____39____possibleamount.Icameuponashabbyhousefourmilesupawindingmountainroad____40____thePotomacRiverinWestVirginia.Itwas____41____fullofbrokenglassandrubbish.Ifoundtheownerrenteditand____42____acornertocampin. Thelocalsknewnothingaboutme____43____slowlytheystartedteachingmethe____44____ofbeinganeighbor.Theydroppedoffblanketscandlesandtoolsandbegan____45____aroundtochat.Theystartedtoteachmeabeliefina____46____AmericanDream—nottheoneofindividualachievementbutof____47____. WhatIhadbelievedinallthosethingsIthoughtwere____48____foracivilizedlifewerenonexistentinthisplace.____49____onthemountainmymostvaluablepossessionsweremy____50____withmyneighbors. FouryearslaterImovedbackinto____51____.Isawmanypeoplewerehavingareallyhardtime____52____theirjobsandhomes.Imanagedtorentabigenoughhouseto____53____ahandfulofpeople.TherearefourofusnowinthehousebutovertimeI’vehadninepeoplecomeinandmoveontootherplaces.We’dallbein____54____ifwehadn’tbandedtogether. TheAmericanDreamIbelieveinnowisasharedone.It’snotsomuchaboutwhatIcangetformyself;it’sabout____55____wecanallgetbytogether.
IusedtobelieveintheAmericanDreamwhichmeantajobamortgage按揭creditcardssuccess.Iwanteditandworkedtowarditlikeeveryoneelseallofus____36____chasingthesamething. Oneyearthroughaseriesofunhappyeventsitallfell____37____.Ifoundmyselfhomelessandalone.Ihadmytruckand$56.I____38____thecountrysideforsomeplaceIcouldrentforthe____39____possibleamount.Icameuponashabbyhousefourmilesupawindingmountainroad____40____thePotomacRiverinWestVirginia.Itwas____41____fullofbrokenglassandrubbish.Ifoundtheownerrenteditand____42____acornertocampin. Thelocalsknewnothingaboutme____43____slowlytheystartedteachingmethe____44____ofbeinganeighbor.Theydroppedoffblanketscandlesandtoolsandbegan____45____aroundtochat.Theystartedtoteachmeabeliefina____46____AmericanDream—nottheoneofindividualachievementbutof____47____. WhatIhadbelievedinallthosethingsIthoughtwere____48____foracivilizedlifewerenonexistentinthisplace.____49____onthemountainmymostvaluablepossessionsweremy____50____withmyneighbors. FouryearslaterImovedbackinto____51____.Isawmanypeoplewerehavingareallyhardtime____52____theirjobsandhomes.Imanagedtorentabigenoughhouseto____53____ahandfulofpeople.TherearefourofusnowinthehousebutovertimeI’vehadninepeoplecomeinandmoveontootherplaces.We’dallbein____54____ifwehadn’tbandedtogether. TheAmericanDreamIbelieveinnowisasharedone.It’snotsomuchaboutwhatIcangetformyself;it’sabout____55____wecanallgetbytogether.
QuietVirtue:TheConscientiousTheeverydaysignsofconscientiousness认真尽责—beingpunctualcarefulindoingworkself-disciplinedandscrupulous一丝不苟的inattendingtoresponsibilities—aretypicalcharacteristicsofthemodelorganizationalcitizenthepeoplewhokeepthingsrunningastheyshould.Theyfollowtheruleshelpoutandareconcernedaboutthepeopletheyworkwith.It’stheconscientiousworkerwhohelpsnewcomersorupdatespeoplewhoreturnafteranabsencewhogetstoworkontimeandneverabusessickleaveswhoalwaysgetsthingsdoneondeadline.Conscientiousnessisakeytosuccessinanyfield.Instudiesofjobperformanceoutstandingeffectivenessforalmostalljobsfromsemi鄄skilledlabortosalesandmanagementdependsonconscientiousness.Itisparticularlyimportantforoutstandingperformanceinjobsatthelowerlevelsofanorganization:thesecretarywhosemessagetakingisperfectthedeliverytruckdriverwhoisalwaysontime.AmongsalesrepresentativesforalargeAmericancarmanufacturerthosewhoweremostconscientioushadthelargestvolumeofsales.Conscientiousnessalsooffersabuffer缓冲againstthethreatofjoblossintoday’sconstantlychangingmarketbecauseemployeeswiththisqualityareamongthemostvalued.Forthesalesrepresentativestheirlevelofconscientiousnessmatteredalmostasmuchastheirsalesindeterminingwhostayedon.Thereisanairaroundhighlyconscientiouspeoplethatmakesthemseemevenbetterthantheyactuallyare.Theirreputationfordependabilityinfluencesmanagers爷evaluationsoftheirworkgivingthemhigherevaluationsthanobjectivemeasuresoftheirperformancewouldpredict.Butconscientiousnessintheabsenceofsocialskillscanleadtoproblems.Sinceconscientiouspeopledemandsomuchofthemselvestheycanholdotherpeopletotheirownstandardsandsobeoverlyjudgmentalwhenothersdon爷tshowthesamehighlevelsofmodelbehavior.FactoryworkersinGreatBritainandtheUnitedStateswhowereextremelyconscientiousforexampletendedtocriticizeco-workersevenaboutfailuresthatseemedunimportanttothosetheycriticizedwhichdamagedtheirrelationships.Whenconscientiousnesstakestheformoflivinguptoexpectationsitcandiscouragecreativity.Increativeprofessionslikeartoradvertisingopennesstowildideasandspontaneity自发性arescarceandindemand.Successinsuchoccupationscallsforabalancehowever;withoutenoughconscientiousnesstofollowthroughpeoplebecomemeredreamerswithnothingtoshowfortheirimaginativeness. 74
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--I’msorryImadeamistake!--Nobodyisperfect.
D MarkTwainhasbeencalledtheinventoroftheAmericannovel.Andhesurelydeservesadditionalpraise:themanwhopopularizedthecleverliteraryattackonracism. Isaycleverbecauseanti-slaveryfictionhadbeentheimportantpartoftheliteratureintheyearsbeforetheCivilWar.H.B.Stowe’sUncleTom’sCabinisonlythemostfamousexample.Theseearlystoriesdealtdirectlywithslavery.WithminorexceptionsTwainplantedhisattacksonslaveryandprejudiceintotalesthatwereonthesurfaceaboutsomethingelseentirely.Hedrewhisreadersintotheargumentbydrawingthemintothestory. AgainandagaininthepostwaryearsTwainseemedforcedtodealwiththechallengeofrace.ConsiderthemostcontroversialatleasttodayofTwain’snovelsAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.OnlyafewbookshavebeenkickedofftheshelvesasoftenasHuckleberryFinnTwain’smostwidelyreadtale.Onceuponatimepeoplehatedthebookbecauseitstruckthemasrude.Twainhimselfwrotethatthosewhobannedthebookconsideredthenoveltrashandsuitableonlyfortheslums贫民窟.MorerecentlythebookhasbeenattackedbecauseofthecharacterJimtheescapedslaveandmanyoccurrencesofthewordnigger.ThetermNiggerJimforwhichthenovelisoftenseverelycriticizedneverappearsinit. Buttheattackswereandaresilly—andmissthepoint.Thenovelisstronglyanti-slavery.Jim’ssearchthroughtheslavestatesforthefamilyfromwhomhehasbeenforciblypartedisheroic.AsJ.ChadwickhaspointedoutthecharacterofJimwasafirstinAmericanfiction—arecognitionthattheslavehadtwopersonalitiesthevoiceofsurvivalwithinawhiteslavecultureandthevoiceoftheindividual:Jimthefatherandtheman. Thereismuchmore.Twain’smysterynovelPudd’nheadWilsonstoodasachallengetotheracialbeliefsofevenmanyoftheliberalsofhisday.WrittenatatimewhentheacceptedwisdomheldNegroestobeinferior低等的towhitesespeciallyinintelligenceTwain’stalecenteredinpartaroundtwobabiesswitchedatbirth.Aslavegavebirthtohermaster’sbabyandforfearthatthechildshouldbesoldSouthswitchedhimforthemaster’sbabybyhiswife.Theslave’slight-skinnedchildwastakentobewhiteandgrewupwithboththeattitudesandtheeducationoftheslave-holdingclass.Themaster’swife’sbabywastakenforblackandgrewupwiththeattitudesandintonationsoftheslave. Thepointwasdifficulttomiss:nurture养育notnaturewasthekeytosocialstatus.Thefeaturesoftheblackmanthatprovidedthestuffofprejudice—mannerofspeechforexample—weretoTwainindicativeofnothingotherthantheconditioningthatslaveryforcedonitsvictims. Twain’sracialtonewasnotperfect.Oneisleftuneasyforexamplebythelengthypassageinhisautobiography自传abouthowmuchhelovedwhatwerecalledniggershowsinhisyouth—mostlywithwhitemenperforminginblack-face—andhisdelightingettinghismothertolaughatthem.YetthereisnoreasontothinkTwainsawtheshowsasrepresentingreality.Hisfrequentattacksonslaveryandprejudicesuggesthiskeenawarenessthattheydidnot. WasTwainaracistAskingthequestioningthe21stcenturyisaswiseasaskingthesameofLincoln.Ifwereadthewordsandattitudesofthepastthroughthewisdomoftheconsideredmoraljudgmentsofthepresentwewillfindnothingbuterror.Lincolnwhobelievedtheblackmantheinferiorofthewhitefoughtandwonawartofreehim.AndTwainraisedinaslavestatebrieflyasoldierandinventorofJimmayhavedonemoretoangerthenationoverracialinjusticeandawakenitscollectiveconsciencethananyothernovelistinthepastcentury.Whatdoestheauthormainlyarguefor
IusedtobelieveintheAmericanDreamwhichmeantajobamortgage按揭creditcardssuccess.Iwanteditandworkedtowarditlikeeveryoneelseallofus____36____chasingthesamething. Oneyearthroughaseriesofunhappyeventsitallfell____37____.Ifoundmyselfhomelessandalone.Ihadmytruckand$56.I____38____thecountrysideforsomeplaceIcouldrentforthe____39____possibleamount.Icameuponashabbyhousefourmilesupawindingmountainroad____40____thePotomacRiverinWestVirginia.Itwas____41____fullofbrokenglassandrubbish.Ifoundtheownerrenteditand____42____acornertocampin. Thelocalsknewnothingaboutme____43____slowlytheystartedteachingmethe____44____ofbeinganeighbor.Theydroppedoffblanketscandlesandtoolsandbegan____45____aroundtochat.Theystartedtoteachmeabeliefina____46____AmericanDream—nottheoneofindividualachievementbutof____47____. WhatIhadbelievedinallthosethingsIthoughtwere____48____foracivilizedlifewerenonexistentinthisplace.____49____onthemountainmymostvaluablepossessionsweremy____50____withmyneighbors. FouryearslaterImovedbackinto____51____.Isawmanypeoplewerehavingareallyhardtime____52____theirjobsandhomes.Imanagedtorentabigenoughhouseto____53____ahandfulofpeople.TherearefourofusnowinthehousebutovertimeI’vehadninepeoplecomeinandmoveontootherplaces.We’dallbein____54____ifwehadn’tbandedtogether. TheAmericanDreamIbelieveinnowisasharedone.It’snotsomuchaboutwhatIcangetformyself;it’sabout____55____wecanallgetbytogether.
IusedtobelieveintheAmericanDreamwhichmeantajobamortgage按揭creditcardssuccess.Iwanteditandworkedtowarditlikeeveryoneelseallofus____36____chasingthesamething. Oneyearthroughaseriesofunhappyeventsitallfell____37____.Ifoundmyselfhomelessandalone.Ihadmytruckand$56.I____38____thecountrysideforsomeplaceIcouldrentforthe____39____possibleamount.Icameuponashabbyhousefourmilesupawindingmountainroad____40____thePotomacRiverinWestVirginia.Itwas____41____fullofbrokenglassandrubbish.Ifoundtheownerrenteditand____42____acornertocampin. Thelocalsknewnothingaboutme____43____slowlytheystartedteachingmethe____44____ofbeinganeighbor.Theydroppedoffblanketscandlesandtoolsandbegan____45____aroundtochat.Theystartedtoteachmeabeliefina____46____AmericanDream—nottheoneofindividualachievementbutof____47____. WhatIhadbelievedinallthosethingsIthoughtwere____48____foracivilizedlifewerenonexistentinthisplace.____49____onthemountainmymostvaluablepossessionsweremy____50____withmyneighbors. FouryearslaterImovedbackinto____51____.Isawmanypeoplewerehavingareallyhardtime____52____theirjobsandhomes.Imanagedtorentabigenoughhouseto____53____ahandfulofpeople.TherearefourofusnowinthehousebutovertimeI’vehadninepeoplecomeinandmoveontootherplaces.We’dallbein____54____ifwehadn’tbandedtogether. TheAmericanDreamIbelieveinnowisasharedone.It’snotsomuchaboutwhatIcangetformyself;it’sabout____55____wecanallgetbytogether.
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